Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for went (away)
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Then the firm took its fee and disappeared.—
Alina Selyukh,
NPR,
25 Mar. 2026 -
Today, that sense of place has largely disappeared as a new generation of artists is treating the internet itself as source material.—
Keegan Brady,
Rolling Stone,
25 Mar. 2026
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The excitement of Ramadan and Eid have all but evaporated for Ali.—
Mirna Alsharif,
NBC news,
20 Mar. 2026
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And many hoped that the observation of faster-than-light neutrinos would portend a revolution in physics, but those hopes evaporated with the discovery of a loose cable at the OPERA experiment.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
19 Mar. 2026
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Snowpack this winter was among the thinnest on record, and then record-breaking early spring heat melted through it rapidly.—
The Denver Post Editorial Board,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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Add cheese mixture a handful at a time, whisking until melted and sauce is smooth after each addition.—
Rebecca Firkser,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
23 Mar. 2026
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Fourteen associates had fled the country, officials said.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 Mar. 2026
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The driver, believed to be a white woman with blonde hair, fled the scene and was last seen driving south on Auraria Parkway, the alert stated.—
Lauren Penington,
Denver Post,
26 Mar. 2026
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The transition from agricultural employment to factory employment involved wrenching mass migration, the utter misery of the Great Depression (as well as other brutal recessions, now faded from collective memory), and the painful dealmaking of the New Deal.—
Annie Lowrey,
The Atlantic,
25 Mar. 2026
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The Italian school, which lacked rigor and involved many errors, quickly faded as Bourbaki’s influence spread.—
Leila Sloman,
Quanta Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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The use of social media by young people has divided tech executives.—
Queenie Wong,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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Today there are more than 30 million Kurds in a contiguous area in Iraq, Iran, Syria and Turkey divided by external borders and historic internal differences.—
Jane Arraf,
NPR,
21 Mar. 2026
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“Went (away).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/went%20%28away%29. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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